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Capriccio showing a large ruin composed of an arch with part of a pediment above and projecting coupled columns standing above water.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/168
Purpose
Capriccio showing a large ruin composed of an arch with part of a pediment above and projecting coupled columns standing above water.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 87; in red ink 168.
Signed and dated
- Undated, possibly 1755.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, black chalk, brown wash; chalk framing line413 x 295; 4 corners trimmed diagonally
Hand
Unidentified eighteenth-century artist
Notes
This drawing is the companion in all respects to Adam vol.56/167 and is a similar composition of classical ruins beside water. The combination of two partial signatures appears to produce the name 'I. E. Relthingassi'. On the verso of the backing sheet of Adam vol.56/50 are the remains of four corners from another drawing, which may be 56/167.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
The Adam Brothers in Rome: Drawings from the Grand Tour, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 25 September 2008 - 14 February 2009
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk